Trouser braces



Dec. 16, 1924. 1,519,466

J. J.' MQUILBAU TRousER BRAGES a. vFiled June 9, 1921 Patented Dec. 16, 1924:.

UNITE STTS JULES JOSEPH IifIOULBAU. Gl PARIS. FRANCE.

TROUSER BRAGES.

application led June 9, 1921.

Serial No. 476,285,

(GRANTED UNDER THE PROVISIGNS. F THE ACT 0F MARCH 3, 1921,I 41 STAT. L., 1313.)

To all wh-om t may concern.'

Be it known that 1, JULES JOSEPH Mournnnn, a citizen of the French Republic, and resident of Paris, France, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Trouser Braces (for which I have liled applications in France, filed April 24, 1919, granted Oct. 23, 1919, Number 498,599; Great Britain, filed March 13, 1923, granted Nov. 22, 1923, Number 207,104), of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to trouser-braces and consists in its broad aspect in providing means for supporting the waist-band or top of the trousers not only behind and at the sides in front but also at the central front part by the addition to the braces of a central tab carried by supporting bands or the like arranged across in the front of the braces. For this purpose, obliquely extending elastic bands of an adjustable length may be fastened to the central tab at their one extremity, While, at their other extremity, they are secured to the ordinary front tab supporting members on the front portions of the shoulder straps of the braces. These oblique elastic bands are preferably made of the same material or texture as the shoulder straps of the braces and so as to form a harmonious whole with these and with the centrally added tab both as regards colour and style.

The obliquely lying elastic bands, from which is suspended the central tab, are provided with buckles which allow of their length being adjusted as desired and of their supporting, without the slightest inconvenience, either the trousers, or the pants, or any other article of apparel at the front of the body. In other words, as this central tab is supported by bands, that is to say, by members which are flat, broad and elastically yielding, the pressure it and the bands exert on the human body is very slight and they neither bruise the body in any way nor imprint any mark on the skin.

In the accompanying drawing is represented, a front elevation one constructional form of the novel braces forming the subject of the present invention.

A denotes a central back tab supporting member, and B the elastic shoulder straps which after being folded back on themselves at the sides in front of the body, are provided each with a buckle C which permits of their length being adjusted as desired so as to enable the trousers to be supported properly and at the correct height; the loops of the front ends of the shoulder straps are attached to the members E, which are wholly or partially of leather, and to which are sewn or stitched the side-tabs D of th( braces; this attachment of the loops to thi members E is effected by flat link-pieces F.

rEhe essential feature of the present invention resides in the centra-l tab 1, which is located in front of the middle part of the body and is supported by means of two elastic bands 3 running in a slanting direction, one on either side of the tab 1, and suspended laterally from the front tab supporting members E of the braces.

rlhe central tab 1 is formed with a buttonhole; it is sewn or stitched to the bottom of a piece 2, of leather or skin, having the form of an irregular hexagon, and to each of the two consecutive upper sides of which is stitched one of the elastic bands 3, which, at its other extremity 4 is folded back on itself and passes through the rectangular link 6: this extremity 4 is terminated by a common metallic buckle 5 which can slide on the body of the band and may be arrested and fixed at any point desired. The rectangular links 6 are fastened to the extremities of 85 tags of either the band material or of hide 7, which again, is stitched laterally to the inner surface of the piece of leather or hide E.

The elastic bands 3 the length of which may be varied by shifting the buckles 5, bear with their iiat side against the human body when once the central tab 1 has been secured to the button of the waistband or top of the trousers or pants. The pressure exerted by these bands is of the gentlest character and cannot possibly inconvenience any wearer, even though he be addicted to stoutness.

W'hat I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is z# Trouser braces comprising elastic shoulder straps united at the back, back tabs, a single straight member connecting said tabs with the united back ends of the said shoulder straps, length adjusting buckles on said straps, front tabs, shaped pieces of material sown to said tabs, rectangular links connecting said material to the looped ends of the shoulder straps, a front central tab, an irregular hexagonal piece of material stitched te said central tab, elastic flat bands connect ed at one end 'to'ea'oh of the two nippel consecutive sides of che said hexagonal piece of l0 material and extending obliquely towards I the front ends of said shoulder straps,y

length adjusting buckles on said bands, and links permanently connecting the outer ends 

